It's the Kings versus the Mavs on Friday night at the American Airlines Center in Dallas. Pierre and I will be there to watch the action. I will even break out my Doug Christie jersey. That should confuse all and sundry as Doug played for the Mavs for a very short time. Of course, I better watch out for Jackie Christie!

The Mavs are on a roll - they have won 11 in a row. They even won last night against the Toronto Raptors without the help of superstar Dirk Nowitzski who left the game with blurred vision in the first quarter. Reports are that Dirk suffered a bruised retina in Monday's game and should be recovered enough to play in the Kings vs. Mavs meeting on Friday night.

Let's hope this is a spirited game. So far the Dallas fans are closer to Lakers fans than Kings fans. Lots of talking on cell phones, arriving late, floating in and out.

So, go Kings. Take your 3 in a row and make it 4. And Saturday, we will go back to supporting the Mavs!

Gillian Parrillo
The Sacramento Executive